Sussex County (Va.)--History--18th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Commissions of the Peace for Sussex County, Virginia
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2014.134
Scope and Contents
Contains three Commissions of the Peace of Sussex County, Virginia signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and William Nelson, Governor of Virginia. The documents were signed under the reign of King George II and King George III of England and contain the names of several men selected to be Justices of the Peace. Two of the documents contains the original seal.
Dates:
1754-1771
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Sussex County, Va. Merchant's Account Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame1u Oversize
Scope and Contents
Account book of an unknown merchant, probably from Sussex County, Virginia. Some accounts include people from Isle of Wight County, Virginia and Surry County, Virginia.
Dates:
1770-1771
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center